X.Org's XDC2015 Conference Is Happening In Toronto

Written by Michael Larabel in X.Org on 7 February 2015 at 08:13 AM EST. Add A Comment
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The X.Org Board of Directors have decided on Toronto, Canada as the location for this year's annual X.Org Developers' Conference.


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Rob Clark submitted a proposal for doing XDC2015 in Boston while AMD's Tom Stellard proposed Toronto. In the end the board voted 4:3 for Toronto, per the last board meeting, thus making the first Canadian XDC event.


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Details beyond the location are nonexistent but most likely will take place in September or October in Toronto at a major venue. More details on XDC2015 will come out in the months ahead. XDC isn't solely about the X.Org Server but Mesa, DRM, and Wayland talks also happen.
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